Review | Cogitore’s Magic Flute: Witnesses to History in Aix
Opening this year’s Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in the courtyard of the Théâtre de l’Archevêché on July 2, Clément Cogitore’s new production of Die Zauberflöte confronts one…
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Review | It’s the Music: MacMillan’s Manon, Il trittico and Die Zauberflöte at Vienna State Opera
Three recent productions at the Vienna State Opera (VSO) repeatedly demonstrated that first-rate conducting and singing could transcend even the most contentious directorial concepts. While…
Review | Depth of repertoire at Staatsoper Hannover
Three days in Hanover, Germany—a city of barely half a million inhabitants—yielded three entirely different opera experiences: Korngold’s Die tote Stadt, Verdi’s Il trovatore and…
Review | Lizz Wright at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Lizz Wright is a woman of class and pure, pure music. She sings, and she sings well, her voice carrying the weight of legends before…
Review | No Concept Required: Bryn Terfel and Tosca in Birmingham
All opera-goers have experienced it, and perhaps more often than we’d like: an evening in the theatre where the producer’s “concept/vision”—that most elastic synonym for…
Review | Max Richter at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
There’s a certain depth in minimalistic compositions that makes you keen to appreciate more. Max Richter, the British-German composer behind a host of emotional movie…
Review | Jens Lindemann – Brass On Fire!
While Montreal anticipates its annual summer jazz festival, there are plenty of other fascinating, if lesser-known music festivals throughout the city. The Montreal Chamber Music…
Review | William Kentridge’s L’Orfeo at Glyndebourne
Often regarded as the first great opera, this much-awaited production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo brings South African artist William Kentridge back to his own beginnings in…
Review | VoixMonde: Fado Transports Audience to Portuguese Seaside
On June 16, the VoixMonde concert series, which presents traditional music of Montreal’s immigrant communities, continued with a performance of Portuguese fado at le 9e…
Review | Stirring Beethoven 9th to Cap the TSO Season
This past week’s stirring performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral” marked the finale of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra season with grandeur and flourish. The…
